] Obvious questions for AUDA and KRE are:
] 1)Will any NEW INA be obliged to hand over anything?

People who have been on this list at least 2 years may remember
that Melbourne IT was given a *non-exclusive* license in com.au.

] 6)What safeguards have been put in place to ensure the whois database is
] freely accessible and available to auda and it's members?

Melbourne IT doesn't have control of whois, and never has.
See www.aunic.net.
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 David Keegel <djk@cyber.com.au>  URL: http://www.cyber.com.au/users/djk/
Cybersource P/L: Unix Systems Administration and TCP/IP network management